diff --git a/exemplars/book_chapter_doyle.toml b/exemplars/book_chapter_doyle.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Chapter in an edited book. CMOS 18 drops the chapter page range from the
+# bibliography entry (kept in notes only).
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "chapter"
+tags = ["chapter", "edited-volume"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "kathleen doyle, 'the queen mary psalter,' in The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World's Greatest Invention, P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin eds., Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 2023, pp. 114-120."
+expected_bibliography = "Doyle, Kathleen. \"The Queen Mary Psalter.\" In *The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World's Greatest Invention*, edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin. University of Chicago Press, 2023."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Doyle, Kathleen"
+chapter_title = "The Queen Mary Psalter"
+book_title = "The Book by Design: The Remarkable Story of the World's Greatest Invention"
+editors = "edited by P. J. M. Marks and Stephen Parkin"
+publisher = "University of Chicago Press"
+year = 2023
diff --git a/exemplars/book_ebook_roy.toml b/exemplars/book_ebook_roy.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# E-book with format indicator (Kindle) at the end.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "book"
+tags = ["book", "ebook", "kindle"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "roy, arundhati. The God of Small Things (New York: Random House, 2008), Kindle edition."
+expected_bibliography = "Roy, Arundhati. *The God of Small Things*. Random House, 2008. Kindle."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Roy, Arundhati"
+title = "The God of Small Things"
+publisher = "Random House"
+year = 2008
+format = "Kindle"
diff --git a/exemplars/book_edition_borel.toml b/exemplars/book_edition_borel.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/book_edition_borel.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Book in a specific edition, accessed via a database.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "book"
+tags = ["book", "edition", "database"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Borel, Brooke. The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking, second edition. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2023. Accessed via EBSCOhost."
+expected_bibliography = "Borel, Brooke. *The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking*. 2nd ed. University of Chicago Press, 2023. EBSCOhost."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Borel, Brooke"
+title = "The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking"
+edition = "2nd ed."
+publisher = "University of Chicago Press"
+year = 2023
+database = "EBSCOhost"
diff --git a/exemplars/book_translated_liu.toml b/exemplars/book_translated_liu.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/book_translated_liu.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Translated book. Note: author name "Liu Xinwu" is not comma-inverted in the
+# CMOS example (as is common for some non-Western names where the family name
+# already leads).
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "book"
+tags = ["book", "translated"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Liu Xinwu. The Wedding Party. trans. Jeremy Tiang. New York: Amazon Crossing, 2021."
+expected_bibliography = "Liu Xinwu. *The Wedding Party*. Translated by Jeremy Tiang. Amazon Crossing, 2021."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Liu Xinwu"
+title = "The Wedding Party"
+translator_label = "Translated by Jeremy Tiang"
+publisher = "Amazon Crossing"
+year = 2021
diff --git a/exemplars/book_two_authors_binder.toml b/exemplars/book_two_authors_binder.toml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/exemplars/book_two_authors_binder.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Two-author book. Both names listed; second author NOT inverted.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "book"
+tags = ["book", "two-authors"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "binder amy j and jeffrey l kidder, the channels of student activism: how the left and right are winning (and losing) in campus politics today. chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022."
+expected_bibliography = "Binder, Amy J., and Jeffrey L. Kidder. *The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today*. University of Chicago Press, 2022."
+
+[canonical]
+authors = "Binder, Amy J., and Jeffrey L. Kidder"
+title = "The Channels of Student Activism: How the Left and Right Are Winning (and Losing) in Campus Politics Today"
+publisher = "University of Chicago Press"
+year = 2022
diff --git a/exemplars/journal_many_authors_snyder.toml b/exemplars/journal_many_authors_snyder.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Journal article with more than 6 authors: list the first 3, then "et al."
+# CMOS 18 threshold. Page "number" here is an article ID (e0318239), not a range.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "journal"
+tags = ["journal", "et-al", "doi", "article-id"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Carl D. Snyder, Manuel Bedrossian, Casey Barr, Chris A. Lindensmith, Jay L. Nadeau, Kai Wei, Eugene Serabyn. 'Extant Life Detection Using Label-Free Video Microscopy in Analog Aquatic Environments.' PLOS ONE, vol. 20, issue 3 (2025): e0318239. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0318239"
+expected_bibliography = "Snyder, Carl D., Manuel Bedrossian, Casey Barr, et al. \"Extant Life Detection Using Label-Free Video Microscopy in Analog Aquatic Environments.\" *PLOS ONE* 20, no. 3 (2025): e0318239. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318239."
+
+[canonical]
+authors = "Snyder, Carl D., Manuel Bedrossian, Casey Barr, et al."
+article_title = "Extant Life Detection Using Label-Free Video Microscopy in Analog Aquatic Environments"
+journal = "PLOS ONE"
+volume = 20
+issue = 3
+year = 2025
+pages = "e0318239"
+doi = "https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318239"
diff --git a/exemplars/magazine_mead.toml b/exemplars/magazine_mead.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/magazine_mead.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Magazine article. No volume/issue required; full date instead.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "magazine"
+tags = ["magazine"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Rebecca Mead, 'Terms of Aggrievement', The New Yorker, Dec. 18, 2023."
+expected_bibliography = "Mead, Rebecca. \"Terms of Aggrievement.\" *New Yorker*, December 18, 2023."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Mead, Rebecca"
+article_title = "Terms of Aggrievement"
+magazine = "New Yorker"
+date = "December 18, 2023"
diff --git a/exemplars/newspaper_blum.toml b/exemplars/newspaper_blum.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/newspaper_blum.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Newspaper article with URL. CMOS 18 spells out month names in full.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "newspaper"
+tags = ["newspaper", "url"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "blum, dani. 'are flax seeds all that?' NYT, 12/13/2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/well/eat/flax-seeds-benefits.html"
+expected_bibliography = "Blum, Dani. \"Are Flax Seeds All That?\" *New York Times*, December 13, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/well/eat/flax-seeds-benefits.html."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Blum, Dani"
+article_title = "Are Flax Seeds All That?"
+newspaper = "New York Times"
+date = "December 13, 2023"
+url = "https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/well/eat/flax-seeds-benefits.html"
diff --git a/exemplars/podcast_ober.toml b/exemplars/podcast_ober.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/podcast_ober.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Podcast episode. Podcast series title is italicized like a book; episode
+# title is in quotes. Duration appears after the format label.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "podcast"
+tags = ["podcast", "audio"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Lauren Ober (host). The Loudest Girl in the World (podcast). S1E2 - 'Goodbye, Routine; Hello, Meltdown!' Pushkin Industries. Released Sept 13 2022. 41:37. https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/loudest-girl-in-the-world"
+expected_bibliography = "Ober, Lauren, host. *The Loudest Girl in the World*. Season 1, episode 2, \"Goodbye, Routine; Hello, Meltdown!\" Pushkin Industries, September 13, 2022. Podcast, 41 min., 37 sec. https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/loudest-girl-in-the-world."
+
+[canonical]
+host = "Ober, Lauren, host"
+podcast = "The Loudest Girl in the World"
+season_episode = "Season 1, episode 2"
+episode_title = "Goodbye, Routine; Hello, Meltdown!"
+publisher = "Pushkin Industries"
+date = "September 13, 2022"
+format = "Podcast"
+duration = "41 min., 37 sec."
+url = "https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/loudest-girl-in-the-world"
diff --git a/exemplars/social_media_cmos_facebook.toml b/exemplars/social_media_cmos_facebook.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/social_media_cmos_facebook.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Social media post. The post text appears in quotes (like an article title);
+# platform name follows, then date, then URL.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "social_media"
+tags = ["social_media", "facebook", "corporate-author"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Chicago Manual of Style's facebook post from 4/17/15: 'Is the world ready for singular they? We thought so in 1993.' URL: https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoManual/posts/10152906193679151"
+expected_bibliography = "Chicago Manual of Style. \"Is the world ready for singular they? We thought so in 1993.\" Facebook, April 17, 2015. https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoManual/posts/10152906193679151."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Chicago Manual of Style"
+post_text = "Is the world ready for singular they? We thought so in 1993."
+platform = "Facebook"
+date = "April 17, 2015"
+url = "https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoManual/posts/10152906193679151"
diff --git a/exemplars/video_cowan_ted.toml b/exemplars/video_cowan_ted.toml
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+++ b/exemplars/video_cowan_ted.toml
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+# Source: CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org), 18th ed.
+# Video (TED Talk). Video title in quotes (not italics since it's a talk, not
+# a standalone work). Venue, date, format, duration, URL.
+source = "CMOS official citation guide (chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation-guide-1.html)"
+type = "video"
+tags = ["video", "ted"]
+canary = true
+messy_input = "Vaitea Cowan. How Green Hydrogen Could End the Fossil Fuel Era. TED Talk. Vancouver BC. April 2022. 9 minutes 15 seconds. https://www.ted.com/talks/vaitea_cowan_how_green_hydrogen_could_end_the_fossil_fuel_era"
+expected_bibliography = "Cowan, Vaitea. \"How Green Hydrogen Could End the Fossil Fuel Era.\" TED Talk, Vancouver, BC, April 2022. Video, 9 min., 15 sec. https://www.ted.com/talks/vaitea_cowan_how_green_hydrogen_could_end_the_fossil_fuel_era."
+
+[canonical]
+author = "Cowan, Vaitea"
+title = "How Green Hydrogen Could End the Fossil Fuel Era"
+venue = "TED Talk, Vancouver, BC"
+date = "April 2022"
+format = "Video"
+duration = "9 min., 15 sec."
+url = "https://www.ted.com/talks/vaitea_cowan_how_green_hydrogen_could_end_the_fossil_fuel_era"